Fender pics

[VanDy]

If anybody wants to see anything more specific, let me know.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Fender pics

Well, that explains part of it. I couldn't see how it could possible be stable with the brackets I have. I have the little fairing on the fender from the side tube but not the tube. Do the fender and tube attach pieces just wrap around the front gear tube as a clamp? Doesn't look like it would stay in place with what I have.

Hank

[lawheelock]

Re: Fender pics

Hank,
I have had a pair of these Consolidaire fenders on my Stinson for years. The mounting is somewhat similar except on the Stinson the bottom bracket is a 7 inch long piece of tubing with tabs to bolt to 7" spaced brackets on the fender. The piece going to the mid part of the LG leg is a piece of streamline tubing. The bracket clamping around the mid part of the gear has stub pieces of tubing welded at appropriate angles and then the final piece goes inside the streamline tube and uses a single bolt to secure. There is a tubing piece protruding from the fender to go inside the streamline tube and secured with a bolt.
On the bottom brackett, it clams around the round gear leg near the bottom and has a wye tubing arrangement that goes to either end of the 7" piece with the tabs for the brackets along the bottom edge of the fender.
This is difficult to describe clearly. I tried to fabricate new brackets for top and bottom for the Stinson, but without drawings I was spending a lot of time trying to figure out all the correct angles and make a jig to weld them up. It could be done, but it was trying my patience. I even bought a supply of the needed tubing and flat stock of 4130 to make the tabs, but I never did it. Several other Stinson owners have fenders but no brackets and I was trying to help them out, but gave up.
I have seen some on cubs too.
They are sure nice to keep mud off the bottom of the wings, rocks out of the prop, and work in grass and mud and snow without clogging up.
Larry Wheelock, BC12D under repair, Stinson 108, Mooney M20C